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Job Description
Conduct research dealing with the understanding of human diseases and the improvement of human health. Engage in clinical investigation, research and development, or other related activities. Includes physicians, dentists, public health specialists, pharmacologists, and medical pathologists who primarily conduct research.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 19-1042.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 95,000.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 45.00
- Currently, there are 108,870 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists”.
Also Known As…
- Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
- Senior Scientist
- Senior Research Scientist
- Scientist
- Research Scientist
- Post-Doctoral Fellow
- Laboratory Director
- Clinical Pharmacologist
- Clinical Laboratory Scientist
- Associate Director, Experimental Medicine
- Toxicologist
- Serologist
- Scientific Director
- Research Specialist
- Research Group Director
- Research Associate
- Research Assistant Member
- Research Assistant
- Protein Purification Scientist
- Principal Investigator
- Pharmacovigilance Safety Expert
- Pharmacometrician
- Pharmacologist
- Pharmacognosist
- Pharmaceutical Botanist
- Pesticide Use Medical Coordinator
- Parasitologist
- Oral and Maxillofacial Pathologist
- Neurosurgery Research Director
- Neuroscientist
- Neurophysiologist
- Nanotechnologist
- Medical Scientist
- Medical Researcher
- Medical Research Scientist
- Medical Physicist
- Medical Health Researcher
- MD Senior Research Scientist
- Lead Scientist
- Laboratory Coordinator
- Investigator
- Industrial Pharmacist
- Immunochemist
- Histopathologist
- Histologist
- Good Laboratory Practice In Vitro Study Director (GLP In Vitro Study Director)
- Gerontologist
- Endocrinologist
- Drug Safety Scientist
- Director, Metabolism
- Director, Experimental Medicine
- Director, Clinical Pharmacology
- Director of Research
- Director of Preclinical Research
- Director of Laboratory Operations
- Director Multiple Sclerosis Center
- Cytologist
- Clinical Researcher
- Clinical Research Scientist
- Clinical Research Director
- Clinical Research Associate
- Clinical Research Assistant
- Clinical Research Analyst
- Clinical Manager
- Clinical Liaison
- Clinical Director
- Clinical Assistant
- Clinical Analyst
- Chemotherapist
- Cancer Researcher
- Anatomist
Tasks for “Investigator”
- Write and publish articles in scientific journals.
- Evaluate effects of drugs, gases, pesticides, parasites, and microorganisms at various levels.
- Standardize drug dosages, methods of immunization, and procedures for manufacture of drugs and medicinal compounds.
- Prepare and analyze organ, tissue, and cell samples to identify toxicity, bacteria, or microorganisms or to study cell structure.
- Follow strict safety procedures when handling toxic materials to avoid contamination.
- Conduct research to develop methodologies, instrumentation, and procedures for medical application, analyzing data and presenting findings to the scientific audience and general public.
- Plan and direct studies to investigate human or animal disease, preventive methods, and treatments for disease.
- Study animal and human health and physiological processes.
- Use equipment such as atomic absorption spectrometers, electron microscopes, flow cytometers, and chromatography systems.
- Consult with and advise physicians, educators, researchers, and others regarding medical applications of physics, biology, and chemistry.
- Teach principles of medicine and medical and laboratory procedures to physicians, residents, students, and technicians.
- Investigate cause, progress, life cycle, or mode of transmission of diseases or parasites.
- Confer with health departments, industry personnel, physicians, and others to develop health safety standards and public health improvement programs.
Related Technology & Tools
- Capillary electrophoresis equipment
- Differential cell counters
- Coulter counters
- Peptide synthesizers
- Carbon dioxide CO2 incubators
- Electron microscopes
- Beta counters
- Homogenizers
- Refrigerated swinging bucket centrifuges
- Fourier Transform IR spectrophotometers
- Developing tanks
- Graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrophotometers
- Spray atomizers
- Automated deoxyribonucleic acid DNA sequencers
- Hematology analyzers
- Bomb calorimeters
- Chemistry analyzers
- Blood gas machines
- Fume hoods
- Atomic absorption AA spectrophotometers
- Erlenmeyer flasks
- Laminar flow hoods
- Cyclotrons
- Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA synthesizers
- Fermenters
- Flame atomic absorption spectrophotometers
- Gel dryers
- Colorimeters
- Hot plates
- Gel electrophoresis boxes
- Chromatographic tubes
- Speed vacs
- Liquid handling robots
- Magnetic stirrers
- Scintillation counters
- Selective ion meters
- Fixed-angle microfuges
- Automated centrifuges
- Computerized axial tomography CAT scanners
- Electrical conductivity meters
- Centrifuges
- Electrophoresis power systems
- Confocal microscopes
- Desktop computers
- Volumetric flasks
- Electrocardiography EKG machines
- Ultraviolet-Visible UV/VIS spectrophotometers
- Microarrayer scanners
- Flasks
- Blenders
- Ultracentrifuges
- Glassware washers
- Absorption tubes
- Microplate readers
- Plate washers
- Ultraviolet UV crosslinkers
- Thin layer chromatography equipment
- Balances
- Positron emission tomography PET scanners
- Nuclear magnetic resonance NMR spectroscopes
- Petri dishes
- Gamma counters
- Bone ultrasound densitometers
- Mainframe computers
- Heat lamps
- Microscope/video camera stations
- Pasteur pipettes
- Ultrasound imaging scanners
- Laser printers
- Powder funnels
- Autoclaves
- Personal computers
- High-resolution functional magnetic resonance imaging MRI equipment
- Crossflow filtration systems
- Mass spectrometers
- High-speed centrifuges
- Measuring cylinders
- High-pressure liquid chromatographs
- Cold vapor atomic absorption spectrophotometers
- Coagulation machines
- Microdiffusion dishes
- Ion chromatographs
- Hot air ovens
- Recording spectrophotometers
- Thermal cyclers
- Steam distillation apparatus
- pH meters
- Cuvettes
- Incubators
- Thin layer chromatography plates
- Binocular light compound microscopes
- Laboratory evaporators
- Mercury analyzers
- Flame photometers
- Pipettes
- Medical magnetic resonance imaging MRI equipment
- Refrigerated centrifuges
- Shaking incubators
- Ultralow freezers
- Cell disruptors
- Heating blocks
- Rotary evaporators
- Gel documentation systems
- Gas chromatographs GC
- Tabletop centrifuges
- Vortex mixers
- Flow cytometers
- Laptop computers
- Filter funnels
- Medical Scientists MediSave
- StataCorp Stata
- Microsoft Word
- PerkinElmer TurboMass
- BioArray Software Environment BASE
- Microsoft Excel
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- Statistical software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- LexisNexis
- SAS
- Presentation software
- Thermo ToxLab
- Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
- Waters Empower 2
- Word processing software
- Triple G ULTRA Laboratory Information System
- Linux
- Waters Millennium32
- Waters Q-DIS/QM LIMS
- Waters eLab Notebook
- Database software
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Python
- Microsoft Office
- Medical Scientists HybridAI
- National Instruments LabVIEW
- Minitab
- Spreadsheet software
- R
- Waters MassLynx
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- Integrated development environment IDE software
- SPSS
- UNIX
- FileMaker Pro